Tenualosa
Genus of fishes
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Tenualosa is a genus of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Dorosomatidae, which also includes the gizzard shads and sardinellas. These fishes are found in rivers, brackish waters and coasts in the Indo-Pacific region.
| Tenualosa | |
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| Tenualosa ilisha | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Clupeiformes |
| Family: | Dorosomatidae |
| Genus: | Tenualosa Fowler, 1934 |
| Type species | |
| Alosa reevesii J. Richardson,1846 | |
| Species | |
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5 species (see text) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Species
There are currently five recognized species in this genus:[1][2]
- Tenualosa ilisha (F. Hamilton, 1822) (Hilsa shad)
- Tenualosa macrura (Bleeker, 1852) (Longtail shad)
- Tenualosa reevesii (J. Richardson, 1846) (Reeves' shad)
- Tenualosa thibaudeaui (J. Durand, 1940) (Laotian shad)
- Tenualosa toli (Valenciennes, 1847) (Toli shad)
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